Organising care
12 guides on this theme
Professional secrecy at home: who knows what, and how far
Home care happens in front of the family, in a hallway, sometimes with the door open. Here is how confidentiality still holds: what is written, what is shared, what never leaves the record, and what you can demand.
Written by Julie Martin · · 1 min read
Caring for a relative without burning out: what can be handed over
Carers usually hold the household, the appointments, the treatments and the morale. Here is what a nursing practice can take over, what belongs to another scheme, and the warning signs that should trigger a change before things break.
Written by Julie Martin · · 2 min read
Home nursing service, hospital-at-home or private nurse: who does what
Three French schemes deliver care at home, with different prescribers, delays and funding. Here is how they genuinely differ, how to move from one to another, and what changes in practice for the patient.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 1 min read
Hospital discharge: arranging the nursing handover at home
What the practice asks for, what it guarantees and within what deadlines, so a hospital discharge becomes home care with no gap: the call, the documents, the first visit, the supplies, the written report.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 2 min read
Home blood draws: what really decides whether a result is reliable
Between the needle and the laboratory analyser, a tube goes through a critical hour. Here is how the practice organises timing, patient identification, transport and result handling with local laboratories.
Written by Julie Martin · · 2 min read
Pressure sores and falls: the two risks that unfold between visits
Both complications build up outside our visits, in the hours when nobody is there. What relatives can watch for, and when to call us.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 2 min read
Locum work at the practice: the round, tools, contract, terms
What a locum nurse should know before committing: the real volume of the round, available protocols, supplies, fee split, professional formalities and how handover works.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 1 min read
How the practice is organised: protocols, hygiene, traceability
The round, written protocols, hygiene, supplies, waste, data and continuity: the practice's internal mechanics, described for those who want to know before entrusting a patient.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 2 min read
Referring a patient: how the practice works with doctors
Response times, handover format, alert criteria, holiday continuity, traceability: what a doctor gets when referring a patient to us, written down.
Written by Julie Martin · · 2 min read
How home nursing works in France
Who prescribes, who treats, who pays, who coordinates: the full chain between patient, doctor, nursing practice, health insurance, laboratory and hospital, explained without jargon.
Written by Julie Martin · · 2 min read
Insulin, dressings, syringes: where and how to store them
The storage mistakes we see most often in homes, and how to avoid them without turning the kitchen into a pharmacy.
Written by Julie Martin · · 2 min read
Preparing the home before leaving hospital
What is best sorted the day before discharge so the first nursing visit is spent on care, not on hunting for supplies.
Written by Rabah Slimani · · 2 min read